In this paper, we construct a general theory of a priori<\/italic> error estimates for scalar conservation laws by suitably modifying the original Kuznetsov approximation theory. As a first application of this general technique, we show that error estimates for conservation laws can be obtained without having to use explicitly any<\/italic> regularity properties of the approximate solution. 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